1963 South African Grand Prix
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| Race details | ||
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| Race 10 of 10 in the 1963 Formula One season | ||
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| Date | 28 December 1963 | |
| Official name | X South African Grand Prix | |
| Location | Prince George Circuit East London, South Africa |
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| Course | Permanent racing facility 3.920 km (2.436 mi) |
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| Distance | 85 laps, 333.175 km (207.025 mi) | |
| Weather | Hot, dry and windy | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Jim Clark |
Lotus-Climax |
| Time | 1:28.9 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver |  Dan Gurney |
Brabham-Climax |
| Time | 1:29.1 on lap 33 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Jim Clark |
Lotus-Climax |
| Second | Dan Gurney |
Brabham-Climax |
| Third | Graham Hill |
BRM |
The 1963 South African Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at East London on 28 December 1963.
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Classification [edit]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 1 | Jim Clark |
Lotus-Climax | 85 | 2:10:36.9 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 9 | Dan Gurney |
Brabham-Climax | 85 | + 1:06.8 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 5 | Graham Hill |
BRM | 84 | + 1 lap | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | 10 |  Bruce McLaren |
Cooper-Climax | 84 | + 1 lap | 9 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 |  Lorenzo Bandini |
Ferrari | 84 | + 1 lap | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | 12 |  Jo Bonnier |
Cooper-Climax | 83 | + 2 laps | 11 | 1 |
| 7 | 11 |  Tony Maggs |
Cooper-Climax | 82 | + 3 laps | 10 | |
| 8 | 2 | Trevor Taylor |
Lotus-Climax | 81 | + 4 laps | 8 | |
| 9 | 19 |  John Love |
Cooper-Climax | 80 | + 5 laps | 13 | |
| 10 | 14 |  Carel Godin de Beaufort |
Porsche | 79 | + 6 laps | 20 | |
| 11 | 16 | Doug Serrurier |
LDS-Alfa Romeo | 78 | + 7 laps | 18 | |
| 12 | 23 | Trevor Blokdyk |
Cooper-Maserati | 77 | + 8 laps | 19 | |
| 13 | 8 |  Jack Brabham |
Brabham-Climax | 70 | Accident | 2 | |
| 14 | 21 | Brausch Niemann |
Lotus-Ford | 66 | + 19 laps | 15 | |
| Ret | 18 | Peter de Klerk |
Alfa Romeo | 53 | Gearbox | 16 | |
| Ret | 22 | David Prophet |
Brabham-Climax | 49 | Oil Pressure | 14 | |
| Ret | 3 | John Surtees |
Ferrari | 43 | Engine | 4 | |
| Ret | 6 | Richie Ginther |
BRM | 43 | Halfshaft | 7 | |
| Ret | 7 | Ernie Pieterse |
Lotus-Climax | 3 | Engine | 12 | |
| Ret | 20 | Sam Tingle |
LDS-Alfa Romeo | 2 | Halfshaft | 17 | |
| DNS | 15 | Paddy Driver |
Lotus-BRM | Practice accident | 21 | ||
| WD | 17 | Neville Lederle |
Lotus-Climax | Driver injured | |||
| WD | Mike Hailwood |
Lola-Climax |
Notes [edit]
- Pole position: Jim Clark - 1:28.9
- Fastest Lap: Dan Gurney - 1:29.1
- First F1 Grand Prix start for Sam Tingle
Championship standings after the race [edit]
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- Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 6 results counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
References [edit]
- "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.
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FIA Formula One World Championship 1963 season |
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